Young blood revives aging muscles, Stanford researchers find
...D, Calif. - Any older person can attest that aging muscles don't heal like young ones. But it turns out that'...of Nature shows that it's old blood that keeps the muscles down. The study, led by Thomas Rando, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurology and neurological sci...Implanted devices detect high-risk heart failure patients
...s a condition marked by the inability of the heart muscles to pump enough oxygen and nutrients in the blood to the body's tissues. Also known as congestive heart failure, its many causes include infections of the heart, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, previous heart attacks and valve problems. ...Laughter helps blood vessels function better
.... "Does it come from the movement of the diaphragm muscles as you chuckle or guffaw, or does it come from a chemical release triggered by laughter, such as endorphins?" he asks. Dr. Miller says a compound called nitric oxide is known to play a role in the dilation of the endothelium. "Perhaps mental stress l...Even mild depression increases long-term mortality in heart failure
...s a condition marked by the inability of the heart muscles to pump enough oxygen and nutrients in the blood to the body's tissues. Also known as congestive heart failure, its many causes include infections of the heart, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, previous heart attacks and valve problems. ...New system for the analysis of facial movement in three dimensions
...les, the speed of the spreading movement by facial muscles at the corners of the mouth, etc. Moreover, apart...ated, the largest series in the state. If the face muscles have been enervated due to the injury, their movement may be recovered over a period of two years ma...'Speaker's cramp', a new type of involuntary mouth-, lip-muscle movement
...arylandA task-related spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the mouth and jaw, causing involuntary movement...'s Cramp". Symptoms were reduced when the affected muscles were treated with Botox injections. Patients rated their speech difficulties on visual analogue scal...